Globe for All Tour: Call and Response, Offers the Perfect Opportunity for Those not Familiar with Shakespeare or Those Who are not Fans of the Bard’s Work.
Free Performances Available Until November 14, in Your Community or One Near You A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti (from left) Sofia Jean Gomez, Eddie R. Brown III, Christopher Michael Rivera, Anne Son, and DJ Miki Vale in the Globe for All’s Tour of Shakespeare: Call and Response, 2021. Photo by Rich Soublet II. Engaging […]
MUSEUM OF CONTEMPORARY ART SAN DIEGO CELEBRATES DOWNTOWN REOPENING WITH FIRST SOLO EXHIBIT
For Renowned Chicana Artist, Feminist and Activist. San Diego-born Yolanda Lopez Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist. Exhibit at MCASD. Photo Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti After several Covid-related delays and closures, the Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego celebrated the reopening of the Jacobs Building downtown with Yolanda López: Portrait of the Artist. This is the first […]
Ben Butler is indeed a little known chapter of the American Civil War. A play masterfully staged by North Coast Repertory Theatre
Performances running until November 21 at the Solana Beach Venue Ben Butler_ Richard Baird (L) & Brandon J. Pierce – photo by Aaron Rumley I have mentioned it before in these blog views and I will continue to do so because it is an important reminder and something that should be celebrated as well as […]
Experta sostuvo que el pueblo cochimí no está extinto
“El pueblo Cochimíe no es el único que esta en un proceso de revitalización cultural identitaria, me atrevería a decir que hay una interesante emergencia indígena de pueblos que han sido invisibilizados”, afirmó Alejandra Velasco Pegueros, egresada de la Escuela Nacional de Antropología e Historia. Alejandra Velasco Pegueros egresada de la Escuela Nacional de Antropología e […]
Mother Road by Octavio Solis currently playing at the San Diego Repertory Theatre until October 31
An Exploration of Various Topics the Playwright Wanted to Unpack from His Perspective and Experience The Cast of Mother Road at San Diego Repertory Theatre. Photo by Rich Soublet A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-DardashtiPlaywright Octavio Solis was invited a few years back by The National Steinbeck Center to travel with other creatives just as […]
Serious Topics like Adoption, Abandonment and a Sense of Belonging Make Up The Shutter Sisters
A piece by Mansa Ra, directed by Donya K. Washington.At The Old Globe’s reopened theatre in the round . A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti (from left) Terry Burrell as Mykal and Shana Wride as Michael in Shutter Sisters. Photo by Rich Soublet II. The play is 80 minutes long but it really seemed like 35 […]
LAMB’S Players Theatre in San Diego Welcomes Back Audiences with One Woman Show About Emily Dickinson
The Belle of Amherst is a Tour Through a Felt Recap of the American 19th Century Poet’s Life with a Sweet Portrayal by Cynthia Gerber A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Cynthia Gerber as Emily Dickinson. Photo by J.T. MacMillan It does not get any better than going to the lovely Coronado “Island” with its unique look […]
‘Premeditation’, Latino Theatre Company’s play turned podcast is an absolute hoot
Written by Evelina Fernández, the six-episode incarnation will have audiences hooked throughout October with new episodes releasing every Friday Evelina Fernández and Lucy Rodriguez. Photo courtesy of Latino Theater Company A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Premeditation debuted in 2014. Spinning it into an audio format was definitely a good choice. A comedy seasoned with a […]
New Village Arts, North County’s cultural hub, celebrates its 20th anniversary with the announcement of a season of plays that includes two world premieres, and a residency at Oceanside Theatre Company while the renovation of its home theatre in the heart of Carlsbad Village is completed. New Village Arts venue rendering courtesy of New Village […]
Diversionary Theatre Debuts a Solid New Space with a Solid New Play
One in Two will bring out emotions, shake them up, and put them back in. Kevane La’marr Coleman is 2 in One in Two by Donja R. Love. A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-DardashtiIt is practically impossible to not share the air, sentiment and all the feels happening around theatre openings right now. Many spaces […]
Samantha Ginn brings down the house with all the acting chops playing both Myrna and Myra in MOXIE Theatre Season Opener The Mineola Twins
Currently Playing at the Rolando Venue Until October 24 A Blog-View by Alejandra Enciso-Dardashti Phillip Magin and Samantha Ginn in The Mineola Twins at MOXIE Theatre. Photo Courtesy MOXIE Theatre was one of the first theatres in San Diego to take on the initiative of offering online content during the pandemic with over eight weeks […]
Book of Leaves -is indeed- a universal story about family. When challenging times come, raw intentions and dark feelings surface
The Roustabouts Theatre Co. Presents a wonderful filmed reading by Will Cooper, available online and extended AGAIN until October 31 Book of Leaves by Will Cooper. A Roustabouts Theatre Co. filmed reading A Blog View by Alejandra Enciso-DardashtiOver this year and a half, theatre companies across the world in order to keep going have presented […]
